Self-image in the digital era: The age of human optimization on Instagram

Humans are social animals and flawed beings – according to historians and philosophers. Right now, in this digital age and above all mobile society, self becomes an inherently poignant aspect of human life and interaction. One aspect is the expression of self in different situations. Sports, trained bodies, muscular body proportions, or any condition that tends to the physical perfection and self-optimization.

A healthy body, a healty mind. However, is this true in the case of platforms like Instagram? I contributed to this article on bento, a subsidiary of the well-known magazine DER SPIEGEL and discussed these toppics. How do humans perceive themourselves in this digital time and age?